Jacks & Trevally
Jack Crevalle
Caranx hippos
SaltwaterCarangidaeLeast Concern
About
The Jack Crevalle is a powerful, fast-swimming fish with a compressed body and a distinct black spot on the operculum. They are known for their aggressive feeding behavior and often hunt in schools, creating surface disturbances as they chase prey.
- Average size
- 10-30 inches, 5-25 lbs
- Colors
- Silvery to greenish-blue dorsally, fading to silver or gold ventrally. They have dark fins and a prominent black spot on the gill cover.
- Diet
- Carnivorous, feeding on smaller fish, shrimp, crabs, and other invertebrates.
- Region
- Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia to Argentina, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Common in Florida, Texas, and the Carolinas.
